noun · masculinethird declension
paenitentiālis1
paenitentiālis m (genitive paenitentiālis)
Classical[pae̯.nɪ.tɛn.tiˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[pe.ni.ten.t͡siˈaː.lis]
Meaning
- a priest appointed to hear the confessions of penitents, a confessor (short for paenitentiālis presbyter)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | paenitentiālis | paenitentiālēs |
| genitive | paenitentiālis | paenitentiālium |
| dative | paenitentiālī | paenitentiālibus |
| accusative | paenitentiālem | paenitentiālēs paenitentiālīs |
| ablative | paenitentiāle | paenitentiālibus |
| vocative | paenitentiālis | paenitentiālēs |
paenĭtentĭālis, is, m. (sc. presbyter) [paenitentia],
I. a priest appointed to hear the confession of penitents; a confessor, Inscr. Murat. 419, 2; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 9, 35.
Origins
From paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”) + -ālis, from paenitēns (“repenting”), present active participle of paeniteō (“regret, repent”).
In English words that came into English from paenitentiālis
- penitentialpaenitentiālis